My dog just got to see his first snow. It was so funny. He lived in Mississippi the first 13 months of his life so I'm sure he never saw snow before. We're in Wisconsin. We let him out to go potty and he put his feet down and looked at the ground and just stood there. He usually takes off running as soon as I open the door. Then, he laid down, rolled around in it and kept licking it off the ground. We let him in and now he keeps begging at the door to go back out. We thought for sure he would hate the snow. Does your dog like snow?Someone told me that I need to get my dog boots to walk in the snow. I asked about boots in another thread and looked over the links a helpful poster gave me for boots. I haven't gotten to buying any yet. I'm a crossing guard so I see people walking their dogs in the winter all the time. I never paid much attention to their feet because I didn't have dog last winter. It snowed for the first time yesterday. I saw several people out walking their dogs in the snow this morning. None were wearing boots. Do any of you use boots for your dog in the winter? Can I take my dog for a 30 min walk in the winter without boots? We would be on sidewalks. Some people don't shovel like they should, but most do.Do you put a sweater on your dog when you walk them in the winter? I have had mixed advice on this. I'm not sure if I should or not. I have a 20 month old Border Collie/Chow mix who's about 50 pounds. I live in WI. For the next few months we'll be in the 20's-30's for temps.
